Except it isn’t one pipeline, but two pipelines 75 km apart. As for the 17 hour difference-
1. The second explosion was larger than the first, maybe someone figured out a larger hole would be needed? And that required some prep time?
2. Your confidence in the punctuality of military operations is-— perhaps misplaced. Even with special ops, and especially when politicians are involved.
Say, rather, I have confidence in the low quality of Russian preventative maintenance...